AI is disrupting the 2024 US election, and worldwide. Regulation slow, leaving elections vulnerable to manipulation. For several years now, AI has disrupted the public’s ability to trust what it sees, hears, and reads. A noteworthy example is the Republican National Committee’s recent release of an AI-generated ad depicting an imagined nightmarish future in which... Read more » Read more ›
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Tokopedia and Gojek set plenty of tongues wagging earlier this year as talks of a merger between the two Indonesian unicorns surfaced. Last month the deal finally went through, with the blessing of Chinese giants Alibaba Group, Tencent, and JD.com, all of whom invested heavily in the milestone deal. The merger between these two Indonesian... Read more » Read more ›
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Amazon to discuss with India about the regulatory processes to enter India’s satellite internet space India seems to be turning into a new battleground for billionaires Bezos and Musk to face-off Currently, Musk’s SpaceX and OneWeb – backed by Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group and the UK government – are readying to start Indian satellite broadband... Read more » Read more ›
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Startups in Indonesia, along with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of the business landscape in Southeast Asia’s (SEA) largest economy, which has in recent years seen a shift towards a healthy and dynamic startup ecosystem. Indonesia’s economy is set to rebound this year, with positive forecasts by international institutions such as... Read more » Read more ›
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The construction industry, despite being one of the world’s largest, has been notoriously behind on technological advancement. In a 2016 report by KPMG, it was found that the biggest contributor to this sluggish was that industry practitioners were reluctant to take the first step to adopt technologies, preferring to wait for competitors to do so. ... Read more » Read more ›
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After nearly a year of expectations, Japanese carmaker Nissan was forced to announce last week that it will delay the planned summer launch of its flagship new electric Ariya model to this winter over the global chip shortage plaguing automakers. Announced in July 2020, the new 100% electric model was initially supposed to go on... Read more » Read more ›
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The low-friction sign-on, authentication and registration journey forms the basis for high-end CX. Find out how, why and who with, in our exclusive review. Read more ›
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WPay will support both in-store and digital payments Also comes with a digital wallet and analytics for merchants Integrates simpler gifting, loyalty, and direct marketing solutions Woolworths Group, the parent company of global supermarket chain Woolworths, recently announced the launch of its standalone payments solution, WPay. Targeting both the New Zealand and Australian markets, WPay... Read more » Read more ›
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Shenzhen-based Huawei has made heavy investments in the development of HarmonyOS in a bid to shield its handset business from trade restrictions, as well as to compete against other major Chinese Android smartphone vendors HarmonyOS 2.0 is expected to run on up to 300 million devices by the end of this year, including 200 million... Read more » Read more ›
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A CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) for Hong Kong has been identified as a sub-segment of fintech development by the government. This, and more, were revealed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) at the launch of Fintech 2025, a strategic plan to drive financial technology (fintech) development in the nation. Although more details of... Read more » Read more ›
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Edge computing has once again pierced the periphery of our digital consciousness, with 72% of global IT leaders already incorporating edge into their operations. In March this year, research house Reply predicted that by 2025, cloud computing will be leading the ICT infrastructure market, with edge computing to grow exponentially. These sentiments are reinforced in Intel’s... Read more » Read more ›
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Mastercard is preparing for the future of payments in which cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and blockchain will play a critical role for consumers and businesses alike The payments giant is also in talks with various central banks, including China’s, to explore wider cross-border usage of their digital currencies It is also conspicuous that APAC’s enthusiasm for... Read more » Read more ›
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Digital banks entering the Philippines’ market are picking up pace, with two more players from Singapore joining the ranks after Overseas Filipino (OF) Bank had its digital banking license approved last April. The Philippines’ central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has green-lighted Singapore-based financial businesses Tonik Digital Bank (a unit of Tonik Financial) and... Read more » Read more ›
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After nearly a year of expectations, Japanese carmaker Nissan was forced to announce last week that it will delay the planned summer launch of its flagship new electric Ariya model to this winter over the global chip shortage plaguing automakers. Announced in July 2020, the new 100% electric model was initially supposed to go on... Read more » Read more ›
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We review the best post-market video conferencing platform that's simple to configure and adds extensive functionality to any Microsoft Teams deployment for the APAC and Australasia. Read more ›
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The Digital Signing Service from GlobalSign is the fast, API-based identity verification platform that companies and organizations need to ensure the validity of their digital assets. Read more ›
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50% of organisations have their data stored in insufficiently-secured cloud environments. How do they corral that data quickly, but securely? Read more ›
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With next-gen offerings best-described as networks-as-a-service, AI and ML can be leveraged to produce self-aware networks that use metadata to optimise themselves according to business demands on the fly. Read more ›
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Chinese online brokerages plan to launch crypto services outside of mainland China Alibaba Cloud’s services to boost Tiger Trade app; gains momentum in SEA Asia set to climb to the top in the global digital economy Tiger Brokers, together with China-based Futu, recently announced plans to launch cryptocurrency trading services to offshore clients and skip... Read more » Read more ›
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From naysayers to evangelists, almost everyone has an opinion about how AI will impact not just businesses, but global economies and job markets Of interest is how artificial intelligence (AI) might feature in human resources (HR), a field not generally associated with intelligent automation. Contrary to popular belief, AI is not a new technology. From... Read more » Read more ›
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We review four of the leading data management and presentation tools on the market today, for results, capabilities, suitability and speed at all ends of the scale of organizations in the APAC region. Read more ›
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